Inter-Bank Soccer Sevens on January 6

By Susil Premalal   

The annual Inter-Bank Seven-A-Side Football Tournament 2023, conducted by the Bankers Club of Sri Lanka (BCSL) will be held on January 6 at the Cooray Park in Wellawatta, commencing at 8.30 a.m.  This tournament was scheduled for an earlier date but had to be postponed on a few occasions due to bad weather.   

A total of nine teams will participate in this year’s tournament, Secretary, BCSL Gaya P. Basnayake told the Daily Mirror yesterday.   

HSBC, HNB ‘A’ HNB ‘B’ Seylan Bank, NSB, BOC, People’s Bank, Central Bank and Standard Chartered Bank will be vying for honours in this year’s tournament.  The champions and the runners-up will receive trophies while special awards will be presented to the best player and the best goal-keeper of the tournament.   

Sirikumara Kudagama (Assistant Governor of the Central Bank) will grace the occasion as Chief Guest while Roger Norton (Executive Director, Standard Chartered Bank) will be the Guest of Honour.